Latin America

• Thursday, July 12th 2018 - 03:07 UTC

  IACHR says death toll from Nicaraguan unrest up to 264

  

  Anti-government protests in Nicaragua have led to a known death toll of 264, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said Wednesday after four months of unrest, while some 1,800 people have been injured.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:47 UTC

  China confident it can replace US soybeans with supplies from South America

  

  China can increase soybean imports from other countries to reduce reliance on buying from the United States, the president of state grains trader COFCO said in an interview with the Communist Party’s official People’s Daily paper on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, July 10th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  Violence in Nicaragua leaves the dialogue in suspense

  

  14 lives claimed the increase of violence in Nicaragua, which is about to break the the dialogue to resolve the crisis that left some 250 dead in almost three months of protests against President Daniel Ortega.

• Saturday, July 7th 2018 - 06:48 UTC

  Some 50.000 tourists gather for the Sun Festival at Cuzco in the Peruvian Andes

  

  Some 50,000 people gathered on the surrounding hills of Cusco (Emufec) in Peru with the purpose of seeing the impressive Inti Raymi event, which takes place on 3 scenes staged in 3 different places.

• Friday, July 6th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Trump planned invading Venezuela

  

  Associated Press (AP) revealed that last August, during a meeting in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump asked a question that startled his advisors: given that the situation in Venezuela threatens regional security, why does the United States not invades the South American country?

• Friday, July 6th 2018 - 08:12 UTC

  FDI in Latin America falls for the third year running, says ECLAC

  

  Despite an international context characterized by stronger growth in the global economy, abundant international liquidity, high corporate returns and optimism in financial markets, the flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean – on average, and with great heterogeneity within the region – fell for the third year in a row in 2017 to total US$ 161.673 billion dollars, down 3.6% from the previous year and 20% below the level reached in 2011.

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 08:48 UTC

  Latam agriculture and fisheries production to expand 17% over the next decade

  

  Agricultural and fisheries production in Latin America and Caribbean is projected to expand by 17% over the next ten years, says a new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Brazilian stock market up 1%; Electrobras shares soar 18%

  

  Brazil's benchmark Bovespa index jumped more than 1% on Wednesday in low-volume trading on the U.S. Independence Day holiday, while shares of Brazilian power utility Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA soared.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 21:45 UTC

  Despite acts of violence, OAS congratulates Mexico on the success of Sunday's elections

  

  The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) deployed to Mexico to observe the federal and local elections of Sunday July first presented its preliminary report, in which it congratulated the Mexican people for the success of the largest and most complex electoral process in the country's history and for the massive participation in the election of more than 18,000 posts.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  Bolivia invites India to develop lithium reserves, essential for electric vehicles and smart phones

  

  Bolivia, known to have the largest reserves of lithium, has offered the metal –used in making batteries of electric vehicles, laptops and smart phones– to India. Ambassador to India, Sergio Dario Arispe Barrientos, said Bolivia has the largest deposit of Lithium and India could explore this opportunity.